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"The charms of The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English bring to mind a younger brother with troubled friends who has memorized long stretches of dialogue from movies starring stoners or mobsters." -- The Nation, December 2008
Praise for The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, edited by Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor:
'This dictionary informs, but it also entertains.' Booklist
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'...no term is excluded because it might be considered offensive as a racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, or any kind of slur...' Against the Grain
'...the editors have succeeded in ... observing high standards of lexicography while producing an accessible work.' Choice
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'Modern American Slang is an unbeatable bargain, soundly academic, and a really useful reference work for all libraries, all linguistics, all sociologists, and all press rooms.' - Reference Reviews
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The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English offers the ultimate record of modern American Slang.
The 25,000 entries are accompanied by citations that authenticate the words as well as offer lively examples of usage from popular literature, newspapers, magazines, movies, television shows, musical lyrics, and Internet user groups. Etymology, cultural context, country of origin and the date the word was first used are also provided.
This informative, entertaining and sometimes shocking dictionary is an unbeatable resource for all language aficionados out there.
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